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August 2013

The Maricopa County Attorney is criticizing United States
Attorney General Eric Holder’s prison reform proposal. Bill Montgomery says he
agrees with flexibility in sentencing, but not outside of legislative channels.

Arizona
State University
W.P. Carey
School Economics
Professor Robert Mittelstaedt is criticizing Arizona Attorney General Tom
Horne’s decision to join the United States Department of Justice in stopping
the merger of Tempe-based US Airways and American Airlines.

While most of the nation experiences a cool down this week,
it’s unusually hot and dry for central Arizona
and will remain that way through the weekend. But, Mark O’Malley with the National
Weather Service says the hot weather does not signal an end to the monsoon
season.

The stock prices for American Airlines and US Airways did not take kindly to yesterday’s news that the justice department would try to block the companies’ merger. Tempe-based US Airways watched shares sink 13 percent.

Students will move into Arizona’s State University’s
Manzanita Hall on Saturday for the first time in more than two years. The dorm will reopen after a $50 million renovation.&nbsp;
Manzy Hall, as it's known, has been an ASU fixture
for more than four decades.

The home furnishing industry is starting to pick up again as the nation’s housing market continues to improve. According to Furniture Today, an industry newspaper, sales are expected to increase more than 4 percent this year.

A Southwestern
shrub is now protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The Gierish mallow, found only in Arizona and Utah, is now protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. It's estimated that only 18 groups of mallows remain in the Southwest.

Federal prosecutors want a judge to reject a former Arizona congressman's appeal on corruption charges. Rick Renzi represented what was then Arizona's first congressional district from 2003 until 2009.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is suing the Justice
Department to allow Arizona
to participate in a program that brings quicker action on appeals by death row
inmates. Horne says Arizona
followed Bush-era rules that shaved about 10 years off the average delay, but
that President Barack Obama scrapped them and has yet to draft new ones.

Senator John McCain told business leaders in downtown Phoenix Monday that he disagrees with the federal government’s decision to reject disaster relief aid for the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Senator John McCain shakes hands with Debbie Johnson, president of the Arizona Lodging &amp; Tourism Association.

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